Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect the information you (the "User") provide to us.

1. Purpose of Processing and Collection of Personal Data

We collect and process personal data in a variety of ways: -

  • Subscription information which includes records containing the personal information of the Users and any other subscription-based products or services, which are processed for the purpose of provision of subscription, billing and payment, and conducting market research for statistical purposes.
  • Personal information that allows us to communicate with you, such as your name, email address or other addresses that allow us to send you messages, which are collected for communications purposes.
  • Records collected on/from web servers which include but are not limited to email addresses, location data and other online identifiers such as IP addresses of Users who visit our websites, which are processed for the purpose of providing and improving on news, information and related services to you.

2. Legal Basis of Data Processing

We will only process personal data where we have a lawful basis to do so. The basis for processing your personal data varies depending on the activity we collected it for. In some occurrences, we may have more than one lawful basis for processing.

Such legal basis includes: (i) legitimate business interests in processing personal data; (ii) if required by applicable laws or regulations, seeking your specific consent to process such personal data; and/or (iii) any other relevant basis under applicable laws and regulations.

3. Use of Personal Data

The personal data we collect is used to:

  • Provide and manage your subscription.
  • Communicate with you regarding your account, updates to the Service, and promotional offers (if applicable).
  • Improve our services.
  • Understand how you use our content and Service, including associating the User with different devices the User may use to access our content, to help improve and personalise the User's experience on the website, and customise the content and/or format of the pages you visit. Manage our everyday business needs such as payment processing and financial account management, contract management, website administration, business continuity and disaster recovery, security and fraud prevention, corporate governance, reporting and legal compliance.
  • Comply with legal obligations under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486).

4. Retention of Personal Data

Your information includes but not limited to name and email address as long as you subscribe to the service. The data will be used only for account-related communications and will not be shared with third parties except as required by law.

We may also retain certain records for other legitimate reasons (including after your relationship with us has ended), for example to resolve any potential disputes, to comply with other reporting and retention obligations, or for the prevention of fraud.

5. Disclosure of Personal Data

We will only disclose your Personal Information as follows:

  • We may disclose your personal data to our affiliates, who will only use your personal data for the purposes listed above.
  • We may disclose your personal data to third parties that provide services to us. We require such third-party processors to use your personal data in accordance with our directions and these processors may not use your personal data for their own purposes.
  • We may disclose your personal data as needed to provide services to you.
  • We may also disclose personal data in accordance with applicable law, in connection with any sale or transfer of our business or to assert or defend our rights and property, or to prevent harm to others.
  • We will also always disclose personal data when required to do so by law, including to law enforcement agencies and the courts in Hong Kong.

Please note that we may also use and disclose information about you that is not personally identifiable. For example, we may publish reports that contain aggregated and statistical data. These reports do not contain any personal data.

6. Cookies

We may use "cookies" to enhance User experience. Cookies are small text files that websites send to your computer or other internet-connected device to uniquely identify your browser or to store information or settings in your browser. We use both temporary (session) cookies and persistent cookies, which allow us to recognise you when you return. Cookies help us provide a customised experience and enable us to detect certain kinds of fraud. In many cases, you can manage cookie preferences and opt-out of having cookies and other data collection technologies used by adjusting the settings on your browser. All browsers are different, so visit the "help" section of your browser to learn about cookie preferences and other privacy settings that may be available. Please note that some parts of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

7. Data Protection

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our website.

We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

8. Your rights in relation to your Personal Data

We respect your right to reasonably access and correct your personal data. If you have an online account, you can log into your account at any time to access and update the information you have provided to us.

Additionally, we comply with all laws regarding access and correction. If you need assistance updating your personal data or want a copy of your personal data, please contact us via email at [email protected] .

9. Changes

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time, including to respond to new laws, regulations, or technology, or for other business reasons. Please check the website from time to time to review any such changes. Changes will become effective when posted on the website for all personal data collected after the date of the change. If the changes will materially affect the way we use or disclose previously collected personal data, we will notify you about the change by sending a notice to the primary email address associated with your account.

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